Why Obama’s Second Inaugural Was Not A ‘Far Left’ Speech, In One Graphic
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Watch the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Live on CMP (Transcript of President’s Speech Included)
We are made for this moment, and we will seize it—so long as we seize it together. —President Obama — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 21, 2013 Watch the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Festivities Live Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech Watch the President’s Second Inaugural Speech (24)
Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Fast Push
From NYT: President Obama plans to push Congress to move quickly in the coming months on an ambitious overhaul of the immigration system that would include a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, senior administration officials and lawmakers said last week. Mr.…
Facing Race 2012: We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice
From Racialicious: The 2012 elections, said Applied Research Center Executive Director Rinku Sen, demonstrated that the allegiances between communities of color are gaining not only strength, but speed–turning back the Three Strikes law and the posse of Republican rape deniers, turning the war on women into a meme and, last…
A People of Color Majority Alters Politics. Movements Change the World
From Colorlines: Black voters turned out overwhelmingly for Obama. Millennial voters, who represent the start of the next demographic phase, did too. Republicans are blaming each other for losing the Latino vote; Steve Schmidt, head of McCain’s 2008 campaign, told MSNBC this was the last election that someone could possibly…
CI: Forward
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. Editors note: Next week we will be back on…
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World Watches as America Votes, Watch 2012 Election Night Results Live on CMP
This is it, folks. Election night in America is finally here. And the world is watching. If you don’t have access to television or you’re held up somewhere this evening, you can watch the election results live tonight on CMP, either on your laptop or on your smartphone. Adjusted to…
